Uganda: Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement Project
Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement Q3 2015: New Vocational Training Courses Introduced
December 07, 2015
Naku Charles Lwanga
Summary of Activities
A total of 5,739 school children were supported by RMF/WCF funding for the second term of 2015 in
Nursery, Primary, and Secondary Schools; including Kenyans, South/Sudanese, Rwandan, Burundian,
Ugandan IDPs, and Congolese children/students. New partnership with World’s Children Fund results in more staff and more help in all areas of medical and educational need. Distributions of scholastic materials to all children in the different schools were made. RMF/WCF, local government, and UNHCR equipped the health center with pharmaceuticals this reporting period.

Results &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Partnership
More Staff
As a result of RMF’s partnership with JICA and the Government of South Sudan new staff was recruited and additional courses were introduced for the vocational training institute.

Graduation
Vocational Training
132 students graduated from the Vocational Training Institute on August 15th, 2015 with skills in such areas as Tailoring, Hairdressing, Carpentry, and Bricklaying.

Community
Helping Hands
With extra medical help the community has become less sick resulting in productive activities especially farming. Many families provide vegetables to supplement the food rations provided by WFP.

Education
Interest & Interviews
The community’s interest in the Vocational Training Institute increases as does the amount of students who apply. 183 applicants were interviewed and 92 were admitted.

HIV/AIDS
Prevention & Guard
Recruitment of new HIV/AIDS staff has boosted the volunteers, counseling, and testing provided in Panyadoli Health Center III. Communities are being sensitized on prevention.

Background
& Objectives
Background
The Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement in Bweyale, Uganda, is a UNHCR managed refugee settlement that provides shelter, land, and support for more than 100,000 people. They are comprised of refugees from Kenya, DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan. RMF has partnered with UNHCR in supporting Kiryandango Refugee Settlement, the surrounding community of Bweyale, and the greater Kiryandongo District (an additional 266,197 people) with health care, education, and vocational training since 2008.
Objectives
- To serve as a health care implementation partner with the UNHCR and Ugandan Government
- To provide health care services to over 100,000 refugees and persons in the community via the Panyadoli Health Centres
- To provide skills training for South Sudanese refugees to enable them to become self-reliant

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Numbers
Served
3rd Quarter, 2015
100,000 Patients
- Over 55,000 residents in the Bweyale region
- 41,000 Ugandan IDPs, Bududa survivors, South Sudanese, Congolese and Kenyan refugees
- By end of September 2015 we had 44,505 new arrivals from South Sudan
- Currently receiving 120 new arrivals per day


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Initiative Page: Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement Project